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Norman Bates was portrayed by Anthony Perkins in Hitchcock's seminal 1960 film adaptation of Bloch's novel and its three sequels. Perkins hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1976 in which he
Norman Bates was the proprietor of the Bates Motel. After murdering his domineering mother, he developed a three-way split personality. The personality of "Norma Bates" was most dominant, inspiring him to commit murder and controlled his lesser personality: "Norman Bates", which would often lose...
The novel tells the story of Norman Bates, a caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother and becomes embroiled in a series of murders. The novel is considered Bloch's most enduring work and one of the most influential horror novels of the 20th century.
Aug 28, 2019 · The author accredited serial killer Ed Gein as the basis for Norman Bates. Gein lived less than fifty miles from Bloch's home in Wisconsin and the man shared similarities with Norman. Both Gein and Norman carried out their killings in rural areas.
Sep 19, 2023 · We explore the legacy of Norman Bates, one of the original slasher killers on screen, ushered into celluloid existence in 1960 by Anthony Perkins and Psycho director Alfred Hitchcock.
Jul 1, 2008 · Critics have found Norman Bates' legacy in brainy, charming, psychotic killers like Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. Someone we'd maybe like to hang out with — except for...
Feb 19, 2021 · In honor of Hitchcock's horror classic Psycho and the diminishing rewards of its sequels, we’re taking a look back at Norman Bates, the iconic character who made movie lovers afraid to take a ...
Norman Bates is a lead character in Psycho (1960) and was played by actor Anthony Perkins. The character of Norman was originally created by author Robert Bloch for his 1959 novel, Psycho. Bloch's main inspiration for Norman Bates was Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein who was arrested in 1957 and charged with the murder of two local women.
Jun 16, 2020 · Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman on how the scariest thing about Alfred's Hitchcock’s masterpiece is Norman Bates' humanity.
Norma Bates: [voiceover in police custody, as Norman is thinking] It's sad, when a mother has to speak the words that condemn her own son. But I couldn't allow them to believe that I would commit murder. They'll put him away now, as I should have years ago.
